The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics, credited to Lao-Tze, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

Librivox recording of Tao Teh King, by Lao-Tze. Read by Eric S. Piotrowski Lao-Tze's Tao Teh King illuminates The Tao: a guiding principle of the universe and all within it. By exploring the nature of dualities and complements, Lao-Tze dissects strength and weakness; presence and absence; life and death. The Tao Teh King has served as a foundation for centuries of philosophy and wisdom. (Summary by Eric S. Piotrowski)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics
• Author credits: Lao-Tze
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 9
• Listed recording duration: 1:34:53

Track guide

1. Chapters 1-9 — 8:57
2. Chapters 10-18 — 10:19
3. Chapters 19-27 — 10:49
4. Chapters 28-37 — 11:14
5. Chapters 38-45 — 10:25
6. Chapters 46-54 — 10:17
7. Chapters 55-63 — 12:09
8. Chapters 64-72 — 10:22
9. Chapters 73-81 — 10:27

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